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Susan Seddon Boulet: The Goddess Paintings

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Susan Boulet's paintings capture the beauty & sprit of over 40 goddesses. Many images are mystical, magical and mysterious, while others have an almost haunting quality. I love the soft earthy colors she uses.

Each painting is in full color on glossy stock & contained to a single page. In a few cases several portraits are done of a single goddess. Alongside, on a separate page, sidebars tell what each goddess represents & her history.

Some of my favorites include the Bird Goddess & Bast, an Egyptian goddess with a female face & a cat's body. I also enjoyed the brief history of mythology & information on the artist herself contained in the forward.

I liked this book so much I bought an extra copy so I could cut out the artwork & use it to decorate my home. The setup is great for this, in most cases pictures are not back to back on the same page.

This beautiful collection of paintings by Susan Seddon Boulet consists of 44 depictions of different goddesses from mythology on the right, along with a description of the goddess on left. The goddesses are from all types of mythology, anywhere from Egyptian to medieval to Celtic, but they center around Greek and Roman goddesses. The medium is a combination of pastels, pencil, and ink. Susan Seddon Boulet's use of transparency and color is especially impressive. The paintings are very wispy and dream-like. If you are interested in mythology you will love this book. If you are unfamilliar with mythology, this is a great way to learn.

This is a wonderful book of Susan Seddon Boulet about Goddess portraits and her legends . Clearly explained ,and full of paintings . Susan Seddon Boulet is a great artist and each of her painting is a masterpiece . Delightul !

nothing compares to the beauty of the art work shown in these pages-susan was indeed dedicated to the release of the information in each lovely piece displayed. it is thought provoking in many ways-the beholder sees what THEY need to see-i have many works by susan boulet-i recommend this as an achievement unsurpased-ENJOY!

This is a wonderful book that is not only visual but informative. I love reading about the origins of Goddess myths. Well written and the reproductions of Susan Seddon Boulet's artwork is incredible. I only wish she was still alive!

I really enjoyed the beautiful artwork and the description of each goddess. One complaint I have is that the names of each art piece are not included. The writer spoke about the goddess in each painting but did not include the actual given name of the artwork. It is very interesting to see how goddesses stand for very similar things across times and cultures. I do wish there was more to some of the stories relating to some of the goddesses; the descriptions do become somewhat repetitive.

You really will be purchasing this book more for Susan's work than the mythological stories, which are not very in depth.

I recommend this book for anyone that loves mythology and, of course, Susan Seddon Boulet's work. I'm very happy to have it in my collection of Susan's works.